💡 Innovation
🐬 Effective and low-tech solution to bycatch
Sadly, many non-targeted species, such as dolphins and marine turtles, get caught in fishing nets and it’s a common and massive problem in the industry. This is because many of these animals use echolocation to “see” and most nets are invisible to...
🪸 AI reveals “singing” coral reefs
In order to protect the coral reefs and all of their inhabitants, learning as much as possible is key. Now, a team of researchers from University of Exeter is creating an algorithm to track coral reefs health by understanding their song. A coral reef is a complex...
🧠 Tiny implant could turn back the clock for Parkinson’s patients
A small implant can make life a lot easier for people with Parkinson's, reports the BBC.In a trial at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, UK, 25 patients had a small battery implanted in the skull and then electrodes were pulled from the battery to the brain. The...
🌊 ‘Other-worldly’ underwater sculptures save the sea
Back in the 1980’s, the Italian fisherman Paolo Fanciulli began noticing signs of illegal trawling. Fish stocks were declining and the seabed became barren. In order to save both his livelihood and all of the sea’s ecosystem Fanciulli created the...
